History, PR stunts, and more from the Getty Images treasure trove. Kudos to everyone featured, esp. photographers ✉️🥂📷
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A Celtic fan holds a scarf containing obscene wording during the CIS Insurance Cup fourth round between Celtic and Rangers at Ibrox in Glasgow, Scotland. (2004)
Racegoers fight each other as they scuffle on the second day of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England (2024)
#GrandNational
A man in a white shirt smoking a cigarette walks past a large photograph of Fish and Chips with mushy peas in a motorway service station car park on the M6. (2008)
Uwe Rosler, Manchester City football player, German signing, photocall at Maine Road, wearing top saying "Rosler's Granddad Bombed Old Trafford Fed 21st 1941" (1995)
Friends Daniel (left) and Smudge drink cider at Cleethorpes bus station. They are waiting to see if any good-looking girls arrive in town for the day (2001)
HM Queen Elizabeth II watches students collect evidence at a simulated crime scene during her visit to the forensic science department at Berkshire College in Windsor
A Crystal Palace sticker reading Roy Division, a parody on Joy Division ahead of the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Leicester City at Selhurst Park (2019)
Stephen Bunting the BDO World Darts Champion at Anfield at half time of the Barclays Premier League Match between Liverpool and Aston Villa at Anfield (2014)
Handforth Parish Council member Jackie Weaver attends the premiere screening of "The Walking Dead" Season 11 airing on Star on Disney+ at Kings Place in London, England (2021)
Scottish comedian and actor Brian Limond aka Limmy attends a photocall during the annual Edinburgh International Book Festival at Charlotte Square Gardens (2017)
Scottish comedian and actor Brian Limond aka Limmy attends a photocall during the annual Edinburgh International Book Festival at Charlotte Square Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland (2017)
Mark sits in a bath full of baked beans with two chips stuck up his nose and sausages strapped to his head. His stunt is intended to support the traditional fried breakfast as an important part of UK culture, which he believes is too often rejected in the press unhealthy (2003)
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales meets Nigel Lindsay as Shrek before a special performance of Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal in London, England (2011)
Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C
Yeading striker DJ Campbell talks to an Elvis inpersonator ahead of Sunday's FA Cup 3rd round match against Newcastle United, at The Warren in Yeading, London, England (2005)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is seen in front of an "X-Ray" of television cartoon character Homer Simpson's head as he visits the MRI wing of the Queen Elizabeth hospital in King's Lynn (2001)
The scoreboard on Court No. 1 flashes the news from Germany that England's Wayne Rooney has been sent off the pitch against Portugal in a World Cup soccer semi-final on the sixth day of the Wimbledon Championship's in Wimbledon, in south London (2006)
Former Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams launches his new book The Negotiator's Cookbook, based on recipes that Adams made during the peace process talks in the 1990's (2018)
Countdown To Avoid The 'millennium Bug', in the year 2000 millions of computer systems may break down simply because their programmes will not recognise the '00' in the date (1998)
The Cock Tavern in London's Spitalfields opens at 6am to serve market traders. One businessman takes advantage of the early opening with a pint to accompany his traditional English breakfast (2001)
Disappointed fans pose after the Ting Tings concert was cancelled due to electrical failure at O2 Brixton Academy in London. Disappointed fans from as far as Finland and Paris waited for over two hours (2009)
Comedian Paul O'Grady and Eastender's star June Brown (Dot) attend the TV Quick Awards at the Dorchester Hotel in London, England. Brown offers O'Grady a blow back from her cigarette after he recently quit smoking due to a heart attack (2002)
Alexander Isak is pointing at Daniel Ballard during the FA Cup Third Round match between Sunderland and Newcastle United at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland (2024)
Actress Helen Worth and Singer George Michael attend the appeal press launch and photocall for "The Rainbow Trust" at the Oak Room, Maridien Hotel, Piccadilly in London (2003)